Aanmitaagzi

Big Medicine Studio will be closed on Monday, April 6th for the Easter long weekend, so we won't be running workshops that night. The workshops will start back up on Wednesday. Have a great weekend everyone! 😊

Happy spring, everyone! We have an exciting new series of workshops coming up this month in addition to our ongoing weekly workshops.

Just in time to get ready for pow wow season, we're offering workshops in hand drum making, ribbon skirt & shirt making, and quillwork! The workshops will take place at Big Medicine Studio on Fridays or Saturdays and will be led by Eva Couchie.

SPRING WORKSHOPS

15" Hand Drum Making Workshop
Friday, April 10th or Saturday, April 11th
9:00am to 4:30pm
Cost: $200 including materials

Easy-Peasy Ribbon Skirts or Shirts
Friday, April 17th or Saturday, April 18th
9:00am to 4:30pm
Cost: $100 plus materials

Porcupine Quillwork on 4" Birch Bark
Friday, April 24th or Saturday, April 25th
9:00am to 4:30pm
Cost: $125 including materials

Materials will be provided for the hand drums and quillwork workshops. Materials for the ribbon shirt & skirt workshop can be purchased at cost from Aanmitaagzi during the workshop, or participants can bring their own materials to work with.

There are only 10 spots available for each workshop, so make sure to register right away to save your spot.

To register, or to find out more, please call or message Eva Couchie at (705) 237-8393 or [email protected] and include the day(s) you are available. The date for each workshop with most available participants will be the one chosen.

Hey everyone! We just wanted to let you know that the studio will be closed for March Break next week, but we will be back in action on March 23rd with our regular programming. :)

Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for tomorrow, so we have decided to cancel our Wednesday workshops this week. We can't wait to see you all again soon though. 😊

Limited tickets available for Opening Night of ‘Niimi’iwe Dance Double Bill’
Thursday, February 5
7:30PM

Featuring:
“Conversations: Hidden Stories”
by Vanguardia Dance Projects & Aanmitaagzi
and
“Spine of the Mother”
by Raven Spirit Dance

Niimi’iwe Dance Double Bill
February 5-8, 2026
Tickets: PWYC, Starting at $20.00

Spine of the Mother photo (Top) by Yasu Okada
Conversations: Hidden Stories photo (Bottom) by Colin Boyd Shafer

Very excited to be a part of this project with Vanguardia Dance Projects and Raven Spirit Dance Society!

Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all had a great holiday season.

Starting tonight, we're back with more community-engaged workshops for the 2026 winter season!

The workshops are part of our current project, All My R(el)ations. All My R(el)ations is a multi-disciplinary dance project of gathering, reflecting, and dreaming. This multi-year project researches, develops, and creates art in, and around, relationality and resource capacity. How do we relate to ourselves and each other in times of scarcity? What actions have fractured our relationship to ourselves, each other, and the land? What actions give life to healthy thriving communities? All My R(el)ations seeks to re-establish ways in which we work well together.

This series of workshops will run from January 12 – April 30, 2026. They are free to attend and no experience is necessary. All ages are welcome except where noted.

Through sharing knowledge, remembering together, and celebrating the old ways we build community through art!

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

MONDAY
Pow Wow Making & Jam Night with Darren Nakogee
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Pow wow singing and dancing for all abilities. Sing, dance, or work on your regalia projects. Join Darren Nakogee, Sid Bobb, and other artists as we celebrate together. This workshop is presented in partnership with Nipissing First Nation’s Walking Alongside Services.

Open Making Studio
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Weekly drop-in open studio making sessions. Bring your regalia, beadwork, knitting, painting, or other unfinished projects to work on, or start a new one!

WEDNESDAY
All Ages Multi-Arts with Sherry Guppy
3:30 – 5:30 pm
A multi-arts drop-in class for artists of all ages. Materials will be provided, and activities will include painting, drawing, sewing, craft, and more!

Movement & Dance with Penny Couchie
6:30 – 8:00 pm
This dance class is aimed at exploring relationship to ourselves, each other, and our community. What are we moved by? How do we celebrate the diversity of our bodies and the multitude of ways we express ourselves?

THURSDAY
Elders’ Storytelling Luncheons
12:00 – 2:30 pm
This storytelling luncheon for elders is an opportunity to eat together and explore the care we had for one another: our families, community, and strangers. It is an opportunity to share stories of who we are in the face of adversity and who we hope to be. It is a call for a return to good relations with all.

If you’d like to find out more, please contact Sid or Penny at (705) 474-2227 or [email protected].

Our friends over at On the Edge Fringe Festival -North Bay have a new page and their 2026 lottery is open until January 15th! Make sure to follow their new page and check out their website to find out more about how to apply to be a part of their 2026 festival. https://fringenorth.com/lottery/

A big thank you to everyone that came out to celebrate the solstice with us last week! It was an amazing evening filled with songs, stories, dancing, a little comedic improv, good vibes and great food that we won't soon forget.

We're going to take a short break for the holidays, but we'll be back with another round of community-engaged workshops in the new year. Until then, we wish you and yours all the best this holiday season.

Happy holidays!

Aanmitaagzi is back with another series of community-engaged workshops for the Fall & Winter seasons! The workshops are part of our current project, All My R(el)ations. Through sharing our knowledge, remembering together, and celebrating the old ways we are building our community through art.

The workshops are free to attend and no experience is necessary. All ages are welcome except where noted.

All My R(el)ations is a multi-disciplinary dance project of gathering, reflecting, and dreaming. This multi-year project researches, develops, and creates art in, and around, relationality and resource capacity. How do we relate to ourselves and each other in times of scarcity? What actions have fractured our relationship to ourselves, each other, and the land? What actions give life to healthy thriving communities? All My R(el)ations seeks to re-establish ways in which we work well together.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

MONDAY

Pow Wow Making & Jam Night with Darren Nakogee
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Pow wow singing and dancing for all abilities. Sing, dance, or work on your regalia projects. Join Darren Nakogee, Sid Bobb, and other artists as we celebrate together. This workshop is presented in partnership with Nipissing First Nation's Walking Alongside Services.

Open Making Studio
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Weekly drop-in open studio making sessions. Bring your regalia, beadwork, knitting, painting, or other unfinished projects to work on, or start a new one!

WEDNESDAY

All Ages Multi-Arts with Sherry Guppy
3:30 – 5:30 pm
A multi-arts drop-in class for artists of all ages. Materials will be provided.

Movement & Dance with Penny Couchie
6:30 – 8:00 pm
This dance class is aimed at exploring relationship to ourselves, each other, and our community. What are we moved by? How do we celebrate the diversity of our bodies and the multitude of ways we express ourselves?

THURSDAY

Elders’ Storytelling Luncheon
12:00 – 2:30 pm
This storytelling luncheon for elders is an opportunity to eat together and explore the care we had for one another: our families, community, and strangers. It is an opportunity to share stories of who we are in the face of adversity and who we hope to be. It is a call for a return to good relations with all.

For more information, please visit www.aanmitaagzi.net or call (705)-474-2227.